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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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