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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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