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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle 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 institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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