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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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