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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 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 stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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