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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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