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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students 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 issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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