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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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