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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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