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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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