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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always 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. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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