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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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