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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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