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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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