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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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