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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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