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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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