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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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