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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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