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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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