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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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