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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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