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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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