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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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