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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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