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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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