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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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