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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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