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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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