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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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