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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are typically 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 struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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