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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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