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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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