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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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