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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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