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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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