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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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