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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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