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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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