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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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