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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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