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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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