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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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