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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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