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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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