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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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