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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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