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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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