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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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