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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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