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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major 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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