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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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