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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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