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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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