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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always 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 elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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