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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information 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 subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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