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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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