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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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