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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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