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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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