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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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