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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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