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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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