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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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