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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually 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 several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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