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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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