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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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