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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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