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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the 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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