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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with 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 quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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