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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important 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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