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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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