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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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