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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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