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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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