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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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