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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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