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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal 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 stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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