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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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