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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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