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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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