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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education