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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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