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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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