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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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