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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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