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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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