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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. 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 MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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