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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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