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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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