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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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