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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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