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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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