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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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