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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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