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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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