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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important 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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