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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have 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 teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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