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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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