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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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