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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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