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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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