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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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