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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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