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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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