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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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