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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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