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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education