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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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