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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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