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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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