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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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