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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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