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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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