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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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