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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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