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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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