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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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