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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts 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 amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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