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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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