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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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