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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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