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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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