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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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