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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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