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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students 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 variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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