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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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