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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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