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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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