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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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