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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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