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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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