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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are 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 variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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