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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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