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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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