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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important 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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