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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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