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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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