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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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