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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are commonly 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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