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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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