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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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