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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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