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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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