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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)