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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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