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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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