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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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