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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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