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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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