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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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