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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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