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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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