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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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