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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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