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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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