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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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