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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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