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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources