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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. 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 participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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