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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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