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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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