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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing 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 education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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