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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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