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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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