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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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