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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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