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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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