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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently 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 distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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