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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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