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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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