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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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