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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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