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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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