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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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