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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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