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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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