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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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