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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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