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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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