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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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