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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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