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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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