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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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