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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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