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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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