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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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