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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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