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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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