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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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