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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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