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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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