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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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