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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key 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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