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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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