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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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