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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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