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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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