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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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