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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. 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 assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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