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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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