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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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