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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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