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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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