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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always 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 variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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