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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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