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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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