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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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