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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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