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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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