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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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