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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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