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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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