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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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