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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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