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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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