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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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