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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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