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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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