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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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