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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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