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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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