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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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