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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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