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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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