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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources