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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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