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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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