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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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