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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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