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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting 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 definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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