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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major 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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