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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not 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 organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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