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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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