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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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