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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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