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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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