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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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