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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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