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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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