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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing 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 exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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