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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever 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 teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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