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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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