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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education