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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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