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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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