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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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