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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with 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 organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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