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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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