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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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