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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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