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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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