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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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