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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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