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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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