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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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