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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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