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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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