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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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