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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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