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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education