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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online 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 teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the 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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