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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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