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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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