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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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