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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning 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 quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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