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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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