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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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