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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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