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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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