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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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