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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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