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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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