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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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