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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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