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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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