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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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