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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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