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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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