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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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