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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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