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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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