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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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