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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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