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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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