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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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