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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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