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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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