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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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