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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the 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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