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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes 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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