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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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