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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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