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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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