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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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