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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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