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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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