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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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