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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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