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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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