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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers 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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