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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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