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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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