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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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