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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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