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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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