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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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