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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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