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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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