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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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