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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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