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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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