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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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