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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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