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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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