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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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