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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally 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 a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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