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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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