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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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