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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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