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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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