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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving 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 MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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