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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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