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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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