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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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