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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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