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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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