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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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