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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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