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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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