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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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