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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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