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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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