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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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