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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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