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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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