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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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