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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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