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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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