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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners 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 lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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