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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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