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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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