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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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