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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with 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 institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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