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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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