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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education