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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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