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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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