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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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