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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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