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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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