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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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