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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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