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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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