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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses 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 lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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