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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 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 participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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