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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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