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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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