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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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