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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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