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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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