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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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