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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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