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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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