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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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