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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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