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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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