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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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