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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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