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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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