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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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