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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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