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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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