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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education