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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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