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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving 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 control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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