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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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