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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically 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 issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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