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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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