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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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