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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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