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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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