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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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