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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 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 stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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