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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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