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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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