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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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