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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition