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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students 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 issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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