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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important 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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