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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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