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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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