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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. 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 MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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