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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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