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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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