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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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