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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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