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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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