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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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