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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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