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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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