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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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