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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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