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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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