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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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