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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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