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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. 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 teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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