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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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