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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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