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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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