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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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