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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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