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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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