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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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