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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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