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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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