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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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