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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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