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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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