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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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