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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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