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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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