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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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