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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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