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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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