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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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