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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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