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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources