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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education 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 education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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