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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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