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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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