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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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