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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. 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 organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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