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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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