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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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