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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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