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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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