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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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