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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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