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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. 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 we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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