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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major 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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