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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. 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 MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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