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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to massively open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources (OERs). As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation.

There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key historical trends associated with MOOCs and OERS. For more details please visit this MOOCs Book site.

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