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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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