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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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