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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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