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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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