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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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