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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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