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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free 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 a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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