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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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