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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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