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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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