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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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