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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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