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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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