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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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