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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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