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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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