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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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