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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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