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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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