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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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