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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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