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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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