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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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