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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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