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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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