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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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