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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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