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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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