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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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