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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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