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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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