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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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