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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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