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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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