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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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