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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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