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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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