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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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