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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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