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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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