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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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