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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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