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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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