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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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