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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education