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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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