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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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