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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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