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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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