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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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