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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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