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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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