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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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