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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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