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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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