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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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