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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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