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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. 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 MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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