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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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