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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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