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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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 lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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