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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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