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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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