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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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