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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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