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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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