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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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