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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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