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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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